Alpacas De Pachamama

"Pachamama" is the Peruvian Quechua and Aymara Indians' word for Mother Earth. Ausengate is a magnificent snow-covered peak south of Cuzco and the legendary source of alpacas and llamas. According to legend, Pachamama loaned alpacas and llamas so the people of the puna could survive. Since the animals belong to Pachamama, they must be well-fed and never treated cruelly. If they aren't, Pachamama will call them back to Ausengate and people will disappear. —Ancient Quechua legend.

WHO WE ARE, OUR FARM AND OUR SERVICES

Topics on this page (click to jump down):
How We Got Started | Our Philosophy | What We Offer Our Clients | Why Alpacas?

How We Got Started

Alpacas de Pachamama is on four acres of lush, green grass in the Payette River valley between Boise, Idaho, and the Oregon border. We are originally from Northern California but have been in Idaho for 20 years.

My history with alpacas started in the late 60's in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, near San Francisco. As part of the alternative generation and the back to the earth movement I wore alpaca clothing which could be purchased in health food stores and other alternative stores which carried alpaca as an earth-friendly product. Alpaca fiber needs no harsh chemicals to process and comes in many natural, warm, earth-tone colors eliminating chemical dyes. Alpaca even now can be found in many health back-to-the-earth type stores.

I saw my first alpaca on the Johnny Carson show around 1985. I was excited to see the animal my clothing came from and could not believe how beautiful alpacas are! In 1995, I saw an ad in a magazine from the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association, sent for some literature and was HOOKED! We bought our first alpaca a few months later and boarded him on the farm where I bought him, paying for his board with herd help on the weekend. This was a tremendous way to learn about herd management as I helped my friend with toenail clipping, giving injections and shearing. I joined the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA) then spent the entire next year reading everything I could find on alpacas, not hard to do as they have been in this country since only 1984 and AOBA has a library of almost everything published in this country available to members free of charge! (Click here for AOBA's library pages.) I read all the books, all the old magazines, watched videos, searched the Internet and since then have never stopped educating myself on everything alpaca.

A year later we made our move to the country, bought alpacas and never looked back! I quit my job, but my husband Bernie still has a day job which he can't wait to get home from every day to unstress with the alpacas. What an exciting life style change! Being animal lovers in general, we now have dogs, barn cats, house cats, a few pygmy goats, a pig, a horse, a couple donkeys, doves for the soft cooing, chickens for the eggs and guinea fowl to eat ticks and mosquitoes.

Our Philosophy

Starting with physically sound animals of good bloodlines, our emphasis has always been breeding for the finest fiber possible which will be the basis for the long term future of the alpaca in this country. We also never lose sight of the fact that these fine fibered animals must be on a solid foundation of good conformation, good health, good legs and strong reproductive abilities.

We firmly believe in our Owner's and Breeders Association and the Alpaca Registry - all of our alpacas are ARI registered.

Madriene & Leslie Loveless, Sierra Bonita Alpacas,
at the AAA Futurity 2003

What We Offer Our Clients

With the purchase of an alpaca we offer:

• Free transportation anywhere in the country for females.
• Birthing kit with everything you need to deliver your first cria.
• Halter and rope.
• A bag of supplemental pellets.
• With a maiden comes a free breeding when they are ready and with pregnant females, a free breedback. Should a huacaya come from a suri breeding we will also give a free breedback.
• Most important, we offer something else that can't be bought: ongoing education based on our extensive knowledge of alpacas, and 24 hour support. We are very sincere about giving support as we care about the alpacas, the success of your farm and investment, and because the success of every breeder can only propagate the success of the future of alpacas.

Why Alpacas?

• Alpacas offer a lucrative home based business.
• Alpacas are calm, endearing animals easily handled by women and children.
• Tax benefits are tremendous. Click here for more information on alpaca tax benefits.
• Alpacas can be fully insured.
• People - alpaca breeders are some of the nicest people we have ever met and we now have friends all over the country.
• Alpacas create a stress-free environment and bring out the peace within us.
• Alpacas are simple and easy to care for.
• Alpacas make a great 4-H project.
  

Alpacas grazing at our alpaca farm in Idaho

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